Molecular characterization and expression variation of the odorant receptor co-receptor in the Formosan subterranean termite.

ABSTRACT: Subterranean termites live in underground colonies with a division of labor among castes (i.e., queens and kings, workers, and soldiers). The function of social colonies relies on sophisticated chemical communication. Olfaction, the sense of smell from food, pathogens, and colony members, plays an important role in their social life. Olfactory plasticity in insects can be induced by long- and short-term environmental perturbations, allowing adaptive responses to the chemical environment according to their physiological and behavioral state. However, there is a paucity of information on the molecular basis of olfaction in termites. In this study, we identified an ortholog encoding the odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) in the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, and exami

SUBMITTER: Castillo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9049313 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature